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Interventions for treating placental abruption
There is no evidence from trials to show the best way to help pregnant women and babies when there is a placental abruption.
The placenta is attached to the baby by the umbilical cord, and to the inside of the uterus. If the placenta starts separating from the
uterus before the baby is born, it is called placental abruption. It can be caused by a medical problem or physical trauma. This quickly